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Both
Lincoln and Kennedy were concerned with Civil Rights.
Lincoln was elected in 1860; Kennedy in 1960.
Both were slain on a Friday in the presence of their wives.
Both were shot from behind and in the head.
Their successors, both named Johnson, were southern Democrats,
and both were in the Senate.
Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 and Lyndon Johnson in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839 and Lee Harvey Oswald was
born in 1939.
Booth and Oswald were southerners favoring unpopular ideas.
Both Presidents' wives lost children through death while in
the White House.
Lincoln's secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not
to go to the Theatre.
Kennedy's Secretary, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not
to go to Dallas.
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln and ran to a warehouse.
Lee Harvey Oswald Shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to
a theatre.
The name Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson both contain thirteen
letters.
The names John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald each contain
fifteen letters.
Both assassins were killed before being brought to trial.
Both Johnsons were opposed for reelection by men whose names
start with 'G'.
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